Sven-G?ran Eriksson aims to stave off player boycott

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The extent of the opposition to the impending dismissal of Sven-G?ran Eriksson was laid bare yesterday when it emerged that the Manchester City manager had to talk his players out of boycotting the club’s end-of-season tour to Asia. Senior City players, believed to have been led by Richard Dunne, the captain, offered to sign a letter of protest indicating that they would not travel without their manager to Thailand and Hong Kong in just under a fortnight’s time.

Eriksson, whose press briefing today before the game away to Liverpool on Sunday has been cancelled amid continuing uncertainty over his future,